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Category: Tokyo Boy

  • New Piece in Time

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    I have a piece is this week’s issue of TIME (Asian/European editions) on new Japanese Airline Starflyer. You can read the article, “A Starflyer is Born,” here.

  • Stamping

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    At Muji you can decorate tote bags now, like Yuko is doing here. It’s really cheap, with the three sizes going for 50, 70, and 100 yen.

  • This Week at Gridskipper

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    Tokyo Art Beat Original Fake You can read all of my Gridskipper posts here (or even subscribe to a feed).

  • Podcasting in Metropolis

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    Last week’s issue of METROPOLIS had a feature on podcasting — coinciding with the launch of the Metropolis podcast. They also add a sidebar for “Ten More Recommended Japan Podcasts in English,” and two podcasts that I’m involved with, Tokyo Boy and Radio OK Fred, got mentioned. Nice! OK, time for updates on those podcasts.…

  • Tokyo Kirin

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    Enjoying a beer over the city, on the 40th floor of the New Otani.

  • More on PauseTalk

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    A few updates regarding PauseTalk (see previous post for more). I’m thinking the first one would happen Monday, June 5. After that, it would continue on the first Monday of every month. I’m looking at a start time of 19:30. I think that’s late enough for most people to finish work and get something to…

  • Neon in a Box

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    Even the Neon’s box is nice — just like the phone, a clean and simple design.

  • Taichi Preview

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    Taichi’s new album, which comes out this Friday.

  • New Favicon

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    I noticed not long ago that the favicon for my site had disappeared, probably due to a server move last year. I took the opportunity to make a new one, which you should see now in the address bar — if you don’t see it, try refreshing or clearing your cache.

  • Neon

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    I am now the proud owner of the Naoto Fukasawa-designed Neon, part of the AU Design Project. It actually wasn’t that easy getting my hands on one. My close to 2-year-old previous phone was dying a slow death this past month (the spin wheel wouldn’t work for days at a time, meaning I had no…